CVE-2025-23440 WordPress radSLIDE plugin <= 2.1 - Broken Access Control to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization to inject stored XSS payloads, potentially executing arbitrary code in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23440?
CVE-2025-23440 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in radicaldesigns radSLIDE, published on 3 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in radicaldesigns radSLIDE radslide allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects radSLIDE: from n/a through <= 2.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23440?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23440?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-23440 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23440 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjr3-gwjc-24jj.